Performance and Manuevering

Question 1

Takeoff distance can be reduced by ____

Answer 1

Increased wing camber

Question 2

Maximum range is defined as ____

Answer 2

Maximum distance an aircraft can fly on a given amount of fuel

Question 3

Critical Mach number is defined as the ____

Answer 3

Mach number that produces the first evidence of local supersonic flow

Question 4

Flying ____ will give you the most distance for the airplane’s altitude if the engine fails.

Answer 4

Best glide speed

Question 5

A headwind will ____ maximum glide range

Answer 5

Decrease

Question 6

Landing roll is decreased by ____

Answer 6

A headwind

Question 7

P-factor is caused by ____

Answer 7

One propeller blade creating more thrust than its opposing blade

Question 8

If the propeller rotates clockwise, ____

Answer 8

Torque is opposite or counterclockwise

Question 9

Turn rate and radius are based on what factors?

Answer 9

Velocity, bank angle

Question 10

In a skid, the balance ball of the turn and bank indicator is ____

Answer 10

Deflected in the opposite direction of the turn

Question 11

Thrust must increase in a turn due to the increase in ____

Answer 11

Drag

Question 12

Load factor is a ratio of the ____ divided by the _____

Answer 12

Load, weight

Question 13

Limit load factor is defined as _____

Answer 13

The greatest load factor an aircraft can sustain without risk of permanent deformation or damage

Question 14

Asymmetric G limits are lower than symmetric because _____

Answer 14

The lift on the up-going wing is experiencing more G than what is read on the accelerometer

Question 15

The G force required to maintain a 60° bank level turn is _____

Answer 15

+2.0

Question 16

Positive static stability is _____

Answer 16

The initial tendency of an object to return to its original equilibrium

Question 17

Neutral dynamic stability is _____

Answer 17

Where oscillations never dampen but remain at a constant amplitude

Question 18

After a disturbance that rolls the airplane, “…it generates forces that reduce the bank angle and returns it to wings-level”, is the definition of ______.

Answer 18

Lateral stability

Question 19

Cross-coupling causes _____

Answer 19

Spiral and directional divergence

Question 20

A PIO in the pitch axis is the result of _____

Answer 20

The pilot and the inherent longitudinal stability of the airplane simultaneously trying to correct for the same oscillations

Question 21

Max endurance is defined as what?

Answer 21

The maximum time that an airplane can remain airborne on a given amount of fuel

Question 22

Max glide range (flown at Best Glide Speed) is ______.

Answer 22

Obtained by flying at L/DMAX airspeed

Question 23

Gaining the most altitude in a given amount of time is _____

Answer 23

Max Rate of Climb

Question 24

Slipstream swirl is most noticeable when _____

Answer 24

At high power settings and low airspeed

Question 25

Ultimate load factor for the T-6A is defined as _____

Answer 25

The maximum load factor the airplane can withstand without structural failure

Question 26

Turn radius is ______

Answer 26

A factor of velocity and bank angle

Question 27

Sideslip angle is _____

Answer 27

The difference between the flight path and the longitudinal axis

Question 28

When flying at maximum endurance airspeed in the T-6A, increasing AOA to maintain level flight will result in ______.

Answer 28

Slower airspeed requiring more power